Great-circle route LAX ↔ SYD. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAX → SYD Los Angeles to Sydney |
28/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Qantas, United Airlines |
| SYD → LAX Sydney to Los Angeles |
— | — | Air New Zealand, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Qantas, United Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 756,357 passengers on 2,971 flights between LAX and SYD — about 2,073 a day — filling 76% of the 988,901 seats flown. Qantas Airways Ltd. carried the most passengers (34%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
5 airlines fly the LAX–SYD nonstop, including Air New Zealand, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Qantas and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 787-9, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A380-800.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between Los Angeles International Airport and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport is 7,494 miles, or 12,060 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 7,494 mi |
| Kilometres | 12,060 km |
| Nautical miles | 6,512 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 5 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 28 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 14h 51m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 7,494-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
Air New Zealand, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Qantas, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 756,357 passengers on 2,971 scheduled flights between LAX and SYD — about 2,073 a day — filling 76% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 787-9, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A380-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
